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falls on many poisonous trees, and when such water runs into rivers or tanks, 
it renders them poisonous. Again, the wind blows the flowers of poisonous 
trees into the rivers, and thus makes the water unwholesome. Thus between 
Khandesh and Surat, four stages from the latter, there is a river called 
Sapin, the water of which at the end of the rains is quite poisonous.”* 
Robinson (Xsam, p. 156) has some notes on Baldeo, or Balit Narain, as 
he calls him, and places his death in A. D. 1634. This is certainly too early 
as his defeat by the Mughuls ( vide above p. 62) took place in 1637. He 
does not mention Baldeo’s son, Chandr Narain, but a grandson of the same 
name, who in 1671 was succeeded by Surja Narain. He then says that 
about 1682 the territory of Surja Narain [Durang and Kamrup] “ were 
invaded by Munjur Khan, a general of the emperor of Dihli, when he 
himself was taken prisoner, and conveyed to the presence of the emperor. 
Some time after, effecting his escape, ho returned to his own dominions ; but 
from a sense of shame, is said to have refused resuming tho reins of govern- 
ment.” His brother Indra Narain lost portions of his kingdom to the Ahom 
kings, and only retained Durang. 
I do not know who this “ Munjur Khan” can be. The spelling 
suggests Manzur Khan a doubtful name, or Mamjur Ivkan 
((iilAjj^uxj). The year 1682 refers to A. H. 1094 ; but I can find nothing 
regarding this invasion in Muhammadan historians. 
APPENDIX. 
Col. J. C. Haughton, C. S. I., Koch Bihar, kindly sent me the follow- 
ing extract from Biswessar’s History of A'sam, which may advantageously 
be compared with the extracts from the Akbarnamah, on pp. 52, 53, 56. 
“ Rajah Nara Narain, t having no male issue, determined to appoint his 
nephew Rag’hudeb successor. When old, however, he had a son, and 
Rag’hudeb became hopeless. The latter therefore, quitted one day the pa- 
lace under tho pretext of going a hunting ; but the Rajah, in order to con- 
sole him, allotted to him a portion of the raj.% 
“ Nara Narain died after a reign of fifty -six years, and was succeeded by 
his son Lachmi Narain. 
* The text of Khfifi Khan’s history in the Bibl. Indica Edition is very untrust- 
worthy as regards proper nouns. On p. 138, of vol. II., read Qazi Samui, for Qdzi 
Timur; p. 142, Oawdha((l for Korthf ; p. 144, Stmldligarh for Bhimgar ; p. 161, Gagpur 
for Kaohhp&r ; p. 163, Subhdm Singh, for Sagan Singh. 
f The 1 Balgosain’ of the Akbarnamah. Rag’liudeb is tho ‘ Pat Kunwar.’ 
t This seems to have caused tho division of Koch Bihar and Koch Iliijo. Lachnu 
was thus the first KSjah of Koch Bihar only. 
